The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-23
THE CREw OF PROTEUs.

At an early hour tonight the crowd
began again assembling on Cana
which " % brighter and more crowded
than ever, more than $4,000 people
being gathered In the short space OF a
mile. All the club houses, public
buildings, &c, we're brilliantly IL
Illuminated. A little after 8 o'clock the
procession OF the creed OF P-oteus
made iis appea anoe. Pio,eul APP
peared rs O1eron, the Fairy King,
seated in a silve car drawn by hugs
winged leopArds, darling at full speed
over b ink OF rose tinted clouds, IL
lumiuated by the rays Of the setting
sun. In the distance was seen
the walls and jeweled gates
of the fairy caste wherein he
lived. Folio wing Protsus came the
title car, which told the subject Of the
psgeank 1t was q leaf, dyed In many
col0rB by ,hs frost, upon which was
pi0ned atab'et. Upon this brilliant
beetle, sll green aud gold, was inscrib-
ing with pen, studded with da.
monds, the fnal 81 in the title,
'Anderson's Fairy Tales"
the anbj ,et of the procession being
being these be ,utltul fairy stories OF
the great, ID ipibh writer, and which,
have delighted old and young for 30
many years.
Following this car came the several
tabIeauy Of fairy history, as follows:
THUMB sLISA's ESCAPE.
The little DAnlIe, Tom Thumb, was
seen seated on an immense Leaf, float
ing etrenely down the 20 den stream.
Ga the border of this stream eat tael
horiid, pu6fsd up old toad and herson
whom she compelled the unfortunate
fairy princess TO Starry, Around the
fishes nlbbling, while above huttered
the butterfly which helped her to es-
cape from her prison and her horrid
toad hush md.
THUMBEi mas WEDDING.
The fair little maiden rescued from
imprisonment ges her reward. The
pillar Of the old temple to which the
swallow had taken her w,re In fui 9
and scattered ontne velvttry turi,amid
beds Of flowers. In each a ,wer bto0d
tiny winged fairy, in robes OF So in
or silk. In the mldst OF this group,
mounted on leaf, stood the little
Pripcess aud by her side the hand,
sons King OF the Flowers.A From its
n, at in the br)k an pillars the prot ct
ing swallow looked down on the
d lwerfa ries as 1t warbled the wedding
so &,
THE MAaIcANs DEN,
from the Travelling Comparatively !.
Here was depicted the cave of silver
and Rold, built upon the side OF the
mountain Along is rocky walls,
which assumed the shape Of mons
troue animals, spiders were cleaning
in the brilliant light OF the torches
and leaving,wsbs Of diam 1nds behind
them, Ia the center OF the cave grew
q plant, WHOSE stems were Berpsnis
and whore b ossoms darted out danes
OF fire. Blne bat, vita tranepSrent
wings and ruby eyes, and ehinihg glow
worms Rled the cave. o. the end OF
10 was the magician's throne,
supported by skeleton hos i,
wboie harneas great rcd spiders we're
weaving; over this throne OF milk
white glass was Canopytmade usual.
ly q cllored spider webs, bedecked
with green and gold h.ts, Rlitteripg
like lightning bugs, andbtnesthito sat
the m'gioian in robes Of mephistophe-
lien red, holding in his hands, as a
tcepter,e gil tsriug horny scorpion.
Toe Encbauced PrluCess, clad in but
teri wings confronted him. Grass
hoppers with h rms furnished music,
whereby blsoS gobhps, will oi-the-
w'spN danced Behind this throne
stood he travelling companion In the
green cloak that rendered him in.
visible.
THE sNAm's WEDDING
wa, a gahedng Of the insects, the
! white goat bsiug the minister, while